Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Joshua 6:10 in context
Joshua 6:7–13
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They said to the people, “Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the LORD’s ark.”
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It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the LORD’s covenant followed them.
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The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went.
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Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.”
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So he caused the LORD’s ark to go around the city, circling it once. Then they came into the camp, and stayed in the camp.
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Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the LORD’s ark.
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The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the LORD’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after the LORD’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went.
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